ET movies


(dawntracker) #1

hey all,

maybe a dumb question if so then i appoligze, but me and a friend wanna use movies made in ET to make a clan movie.

but when you record it saves the movie as a DM_82 file.

never heard of it. and googled for it but no results.
anybody knows a converter for this?? or maybe an other way to record the movies??

ty in advance for helping this noob :stuck_out_tongue:


(SniperSteve) #2

I think you have to launch it with W:ET (or go into W:ET then view them.) Then you can play with the controls to view it from different player’s perspectives, and, of course, spectator mode.

I have not actually done it with W:ET but thats the way other games do it.


(iwound) #3

Thats a demo file, play it back use Darkangels_ETpro_MovieMakingcfg or ET
and Use fraps to record the video.
Mix together with video editing software. :smiley:


(dawntracker) #4

ok ty all im gonna try it out!


(SCDS_reyalP) #5

dm_82 is a demo file, not a move. You can use ET to convert this into still images (using cl_avidemo), which you can then convert to a video.

I would suggest using avidemo instead of fraps.

Here http://www.forums-center.com/index.php?showtopic=10609 is very basic intro. Google should find you more.

BTW, dm_82 means you are running a really old version of ET. The most recent versions use dm_84 files.


(Pytox) #6

There is a command in et console to export the .dm files to .tga and then you have to make a movie from those tgas but you will need lots of free space for that.

Their are maybe some tutorials on:
http://own-age.com/ :arrow:

Here is also some info:
http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10990&highlight=clavidemo


(kamikazee) #7

Pytox: that “command” you are talking about is what reyalP refered to as “cl_avidemo”. In fact, it’s a CVar to set the number of TGA’s per second the game should export.


(DarkangelUK) #8

Yeah search for some tutes, plenty around the place (Pytox linked mine)

http://darkangel.diesa.co.uk/DA-goldrush-barrierjump.rar :D:D:D


(squadjot) #9

havent seen movies for ET for a while… what would be the coolest ET movie ever?


(DarkangelUK) #10

141-Decimated Last ET movie I actually enjoyed watching.


(Sauron|EFG) #11

RGB :slight_smile:


(eiM) #12

cf movie base

some really nice ones available… newest: Winghaven Out of the Way 2 : Expect the Unexpected and The Longest Day